The West In The Eyes Of Julian H

1. What is geography through one or more of the Five Themes of Geography? For starters this image shows place. This is because there is multiple physical characteristics inside the image such as flora (trees and plants) and rocks and stones. There is also a landform which is a mountain even though you can’t see much of it. Surprisingly this image also depicts human-environment interaction as the government remodelled it, added fences and even made a gift shop for the place to become more profitable. This was also done to keep tourists that came for the rich history of this place for longer. Additionally it shows movement as behind the last spike the railway had previously been used for centuries to transport tourists, move resources, and transport goods from one town to another. Finally it shows regions as “The last spike” shows the union between all the Canadian provinces as in the Karem there’s a rock from every province. 2. What made and makes the West by how this photograph represents the physical environment influencing the nature of political, social, and economics in the West. This image impacted political, social and economics overall in the West as the railway was a huge job opportunity for the average person which practically anyone could work on (even children) so people came from all over the world looking for a job this boosted the economy in a major way as the immigrants worked for far less than the average person making it very cheap for the people financing the project, all these people also probably boosted the speed the railway was being made at. The railway also brought in tons of tourists coming to experience the commodity of the trains and also to be able to see the west. This obviously boosted the economy even more and inspired the government to create towns and even hotels for the workers and the tourists. 3. Your own connection and interpretation of the place the photo represents This place is in my opinion a monument to the end of an era. An era filled great economic upturn and downfall, great ideas, things we shouldn’t repeat in the future and far more. Economic rise with great booms such as all the tourism that came to the west because of the railway and all the people that came for jobs. But downfall as well like when the railways started to become obsolete and got replaced by other ways of transport (even though some still remain up to this day). Great ideas like building hotels (like the CPR did), building whole towns for the workers and more which contributed to even more profit being made from the tourists. Finally there was also more shameful things which took place such as the difference in pay with immigrants and workers from Canada itself.

Photo 3: Cave and Basin National Historic Site

Hi, I’m Julián Herrero and I’m a 14 year old boy who lives in Vancouver Bc and is inside the PLP program. I enjoy playing the piano, playing soccer and other team sports and just having fun with my friends. 

Pg 3 “Comic Life” Pg 4-5 “The Last Spike” Pg 6-7 “Roger’s Pass” Pg 8-9 “Cave and Basin National historic site” Pg 10-11 “Lake Minnewanka” Pg 12-13 “Columbia Ice field” Pg 14-15 “Lake Louise” Pg 16-17 “Golden Skybridge” Pg 18-19 “Revelstoke Railway Museum” Pg 20 “Investigative Video” Pg 21 “Silent Video” Pg 22 “Tiktok Video” Pg 23 “About the author”

Reflection 6: The Columbia Ice Field 1. What is geography through one or more of the Five Themes of Geography? First off this image simply shows location because of the few physical characteristics it includes. These are the mountain which is considered a landform, the climate as you can easily tell the climate in the image just by looking at it and finally the snow itself. It represents human-environment interaction as humans modified the ice field to make it safer (adding barriers, signs and whatnot) and by making trails for the tour buses. Unfortunately the overall effects of humans have not been good at all and now the ice field is melting because of global warming. This is all because we have been consuming far too much electricity and resources, and we have been producing too much carbon dioxide. Because of all of this the Columbia ice fields have receded about 2km and are expected to recede much more until there is nothing there. It represents movement because of two factors which both include tourism. The first one being the tour buses. Every year thousands of people drive to the ice field because of it’s natural beauty this is obviously movement as they are transporting from one place to another in this case by using cars and the second one being the tour buses. The bus drivers drive hundreds of people a day through the Ice field and lecture them about the importance of taking care of the environment, who was there before we got there and much more. 2. What made and makes the West by how this photograph represents the physical environment influencing the nature of political, social, and economics in the West. It influenced the economics in the west as ever since it was discovered in 1898 people have travelled from all over the world to see this amazing sight which has certainly brought a good amount of revenue to the government. This place has also impacted the social aspects as the receding of the ice caps has inspired people to start making a difference in their lives, to tell others about what’s happening and more importantly it’s made some of the worlds governments realize how these places are being affected and helping them make an actual difference 3. Your own connection and interpretation of the place the photo represents This place represents the negative effects of humans on the environment and how much global warming is affecting the Ice Field, this also serves as a warning for future generations. This all starts off when the indigenous people that were living in the Ice field got kicked out by the government as they wanted to make profit from it. Most didn’t want to leave so they threatened to burn down they’re houses and they delivered which left the place empty and ready for them to start they’re tours. The things about the indigenous that lived in the area is that they knew how to treat nature which is something you can’t really say about the government back then. What happened was is they mistreated by looking for resources. But the biggest factor to the receding of the Ice field is Global warming which melted them at an alarming rate. So now they serve as a warning of how we need to treat the planet and the consequences that will occur if we don’t.

Reflection 9: The Revelstoke Railway Museum 

In your descriptive reflection here, connect how the photo on the last page shows the following: 1. What is geography through one or more of the Five Themes of Geography? It represents human-environment interaction as we modified many terrains to build the railways these trains once rode on. All these railways also must have had an effect on the environment even though it wasn’t as large as some of the other factors present in this time. It represents movement as many years ago these trains were used to transport people, resources and goods from one place to another. These are still used to this day but not to the same scale. It represents regions as these railways joined together many regions and brought immigrants and people from all over the world to work on them. 2. What made and makes the West by how this photograph represents the physical environment influencing the nature of political, social, and economics in the West. It influenced the political, social aspect and economics in the West as many people that are either passing through the area or have a specific trip planned out or even train enthusiasts come to this place to learn about the history of the railways and how they impacted the west. But occasionally people simply come here to see the trains. No matter the reason though they all pay the same which brings in some tourism to the area which boosts the economy. This place also raises awareness on how the immigrants were treated back then. 3. Your own connection and interpretation of the place the photo represents This place represents how a small museum can be entertaining to many different demographics while still being educational. This place started off as a museum used to educate people about railways and it still remains that way but nowadays more people come here as the interest in this place’s history has risen up.

Reflection 5: Lake Minnewanka Boat Cruise In your descriptive reflection here, connect how the photo on the last page shows the following: 1. What is geography through one or more of the Five Themes of Geography? It represents location as for more than a century this has been a huge destination for tourists because of all the amazing things you can do there. There is many different boat tours to choose from where you explore and learn all about this lake, it’s geography and it’s history. This is also a great destination for fishing as there is lake trout all over the place. It’s even has an underwater town which is really popular with scuba divers. This image not only shows location but it also shows many other themes of geography the second one being place. This image shows place as there is many physical characteristics present in this image. First off it there is many natural features present in this image the most impressive of which being the two stunning landforms, the mountains and the lake itself. There’s also a variety of different species of trees the most interesting of which being the larches which have been named the largest living organism in the world as their roots are interconnected, you can’t really see them in this specific image though. Finally it represents movement as people have been using this lake to fish, transport tourists and much more for well over a century. Finally It represents human environment interaction simply because many, many years ago humans built a town on the shoreline to make even more from the lake. This town had hotels, restaurants and much more. This later ended up backfiring though as the town was swallowed by the lake and can now only be visited by scuba diving. 2. What made and makes the West by how this photograph represents the physical environment influencing the nature of political, social, and economics in the West. This place influenced the economics in the west as it brought in ridiculous amounts of money to the government because of the tourists. This all started over a century ago when this lake’s first tour boat set out, his boat was called Lady Brooke and it was steam powered. This was apparently a success as after this many other tour boats filled with tourists started setting out into the lake. This was great as it brought in tons of money to the government and the rich people running these operations. This was going so well that they built a little town called “Landing” for all the tourists to come and spend their money. This was all great for the economy as it brought in tons of money. This was also doing great until it wasn’t. Eventually the water started rising up and the town went down until it was completely underwater. Nowadays there are still many different tour boats that rack in a lot of money every year. 3. Your own connection and interpretation of the place the photo represents This place simply represents a place that has had a rich history but has also made some significant mistakes which also contributed to it’s rise and also it’s fall. This story start in the year 1889 when the first boat cruise which was a steam powered boat called “Lady Brooke set to sea this trip was extremely successful and thanks to it many other boat tours started going out to sea. After a couple of years people from all over Canada came to the west to see them so the people who were in control in this area decided to build a small town called “Landing” at the shore of the lake with it’s very own hotels, restaurants and shops. This didn’t last long though as it was underwater as the lake slowly rose up swallowing the town whole. There’s still boat cruises nowadays but I doubt it reaches or will ever reach that level again.

Reflection 3: Cave and Basin National Historic Site In your descriptive reflection here, connect how the photo on the last page shows the following: 1. What is geography through one or more of the Five Themes of Geography? It represents place as it includes a variety of different physical characteristics. It includes many physical such as flora (larches and moss), climate as you can see that it wasn’t too warm just by looking at the image and some resources (Minerals). It represents human-environment interaction as in the past the government turned the hot springs into a pool and renovated them for tourists to come. This was later undone as a species of snail only located there became in danger of extinction so they had to close it down. There was also amoeba which entered the human body during swimming. Finally this image also shows location. At first I believed that this image only showed place and human-environment interaction but after further inspection I came to the realization that it also showed place even if it is kind of a stretch. It shows it because it is a recognizable location and it can be recognized by its features. 2. What made and makes the West by how this photograph represents the physical environment influencing the nature of political, social, and economics in the West. This influenced the economics in the west as these hot springs have brought in an incredible amount of tourism because you can’t find them practically anywhere else so people have come from all over the world to bathe in them. This has brought in a lot of revenue into the governments hands as they used to charge to swim but it wasn’t always like this. Way back there was two brothers which were working in the railway close by and somehow they managed to accidentally find these place, instead of alerting the government or just leaving the place these two had the genius idea of making this place profitable so they brought in a crew, kicked out the indigenous who where living in this place and started charging people to come there. These didn’t bring in too much money so they started a hotel right next to it to try to make some more. This didn’t work out either as it barely made money but later on many different companies like the CPR started building hotels all over the west and it certainly worked out for them. Things went from bad to worse for the brothers when the government decided to take the place from them and made it into a national park where people could swim in the waters. Nowadays thousands of people come to Cave and Basin to see these waters which you could once swim in and maybe even learn a bit about the history of the place. 3. Your own connection and interpretation of the place the photo represents This place represents how greed lead to a great downfall. It all started when two brothers that had come from the railway somehow found the hot-springs and immediately all they could think of was making a profit so they found a crew and kicked out the indigenous that were living in the area and started charging for people to swim in the hot springs. This didn’t bring them too much revenue so they came up with a scheme, the gist of it was that they were going to start a hotel right next to the hot springs so when guests came to take a swim they could stay the night there bringing them even more profit. This didn’t go to well as they didn’t make a lot of money and the government took the place away from them making it into a national park. For now, record a quick reminder of each of those three topics so when you return to this, you know why you made this photo.

Reflection 7: The Moraine Lake or Lake Louise In your descriptive reflection here, connect how the photo on the last page shows the following: Place, human environment interaction, Location 1. What is geography through one or more of the Five Themes of Geography? It shows place simply because it includes many different physical characteristics. The first one of which being flora (all of the trees included in the picture), mountains and the lake itself which is considered a landform and even climate as you can tell the weather in Lake Louise just by looking at the picture. This image also shows human environment interaction because us humans modified the lake and the terrain around it by adding hotels, gift shops and more just to make more profit from tourists coming to the area. Finally it shows location as this is a huge landmark for tourists because of it’s beautiful landscapes. 2. What made and makes the West by how this photograph represents the physical environment influencing the nature of political, social, and economics in the West. This economics of the west have been influenced by this place as much like all these other tourist locations every year people travel from all over the world to see Lake Louise’s amazing waters. This has consistently brought in media attention from all over the world because of how incredible the water looks, this all brings even more attention to the place bringing in even more tourists. Eventually business men saw the opportunity and built a hotel, a gift shop and made a huge parking lot all for the sake of getting some of the profit from lake louise and it all payed off as the hotel is one of the most well regarded in the area and the gift shop is filled up with people practically all year round. This has all brought in a ton of cash into the hands of the government and some hotel companies. Finally all this brought tourists to the area giving small businesses such as restaurants and gift shops way more revenue than they usually get. 3. Your own connection and interpretation of the place the photo represents This place represents tourism done right as it was preserved properly and has found a way to consistently make headlines and make a profit. To start off this place has been there for more than 30 years and all that’s changed is the amount of people that visit a year and the amount of tourist attraction that surround it (gift shop, hotel). The amount has only increased because of the constant media coverage all around the world about the lake and it’s beautiful waters and the attractions have only increased because if that many tourists are coming it’s obvious that it would rake in a profit. Fortunately these things haven’t affected the lake in a negative way and it still remains the same to this day.

Reflection 2: Rogers Pass In your descriptive reflection here, connect how the photo on the last page shows the following: 1. What is geography through one or more of the Five Themes of Geography? First off it represents regions as there are mountains which are considered landforms, it also includes fauna (many species of trees). These are all physical characteristics of a place which are a clear indicator of what is and isn’t a place. It also represents human-environment interaction as there is a road in the image which shows how humans modified the road for convenience in transport. Finally this image even shows movement because just like in the last spike photo there is a railway in the picture or there at least used to be. This railway used to help people, resources and more move from one place to another. There is also clearly a road in the picture which transports hundreds of people anxious to see this places history or just people that are passing through every day. 2. What made and makes the West by how this photograph represents the physical environment influencing the nature of political, social, and economics in the West. This image shows how the economics of the west were influenced in Rogers Pass as this place brings in many tourists and photographers alike that are either interested in this place’s history, want to take a picture of the amazing view or are just passing through and their attention was caught. This place also brings in revenue through the gift shop and the businesses that surround it which people often visit after coming to this place. But even though this place’s effect isn’t that great now it was huge back in it’s glory days. Back then people came from many different countries to ride the trains and feel the luxury and see the view. This actually affected the economy in a major way as tourism brought in tourists which bought a ton from the train’s stops and the government also made a lot of revenue from the train tickets themselves. 3. Your own connection and interpretation of the place the photo represents This place simply represents an era when people from all over the world came to the West to see transport like it had never been seen before, to see the amazing views and even for job oportunities

Reflection 8: The Golden Skybridge In your descriptive reflection here, connect how the photo on the last page shows the following: Human-environment interaction and place 1. What is geography through one or more of the Five Themes of Geography? This image clearly shows human-environment interaction as this location was modified extensively by us. First off humans built this bridge joining together two separate parts of land. They also most likely destroyed what’s around it to build the park itself. This place also shows place because it shows landmarks which are all the mountains around the place, it also shows flora which is all the trees shown in the image and finally you can tell the weather just by looking in the image which is climate. 2. What made and makes the West by how this photograph represents the physical environment influencing the nature of political, social, and economics in the West. This place influences the economics in the West as it brings in many tourists a year as you can’t really find a bigger suspension bridge in all of Canada. This place also brings in people wanting to come to the park to have fun and just enjoy themselves with the mountain roller coaster, the climbing walls or even the zip-lines. This racks in a decent amount of revenue which helps the businesses around it so fourth helping the economy of the place. 3. Your own connection and interpretation of the place the photo represents This place represents a simple idea which turned into something beautiful which many tourists travel to every year. This is all started as a simple small theme park for tourists to visit on their way to other location but because of the suspension bridge many more people come every single year. This is because it is the highest suspension bridge in all of Canada and tourists are obviously going to want to see it. The view from up there is also absolutely stunning. Now it’s one of the biggest attractions in the area and it’s all cause of this simple idea.

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